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what kind of garcinia is it?
About a year and a half ago I imported a small garcinia intermedia from Florida...
Very nice, it looks like it bloomed while you weren't looking and set some fruits.
There is a lemon drop tree here at the arboretum that is totally in the shade under a giant mango tree. Yes it fruits, and made decent amount of fruits too! But i'm sure the tree would be happier and more fruitful if it got some occasional sunlight.
Quote from: fruitlovers on September 12, 2013, 06:58:04 PMThere is a lemon drop tree here at the arboretum that is totally in the shade under a giant mango tree. Yes it fruits, and made decent amount of fruits too! But i'm sure the tree would be happier and more fruitful if it got some occasional sunlight.Have you ever tried the fruit? Because I haven't, but that whole "Bolivian Mangosteen" name has got my expectations sky high!
Quote from: happyisland on September 12, 2013, 07:23:20 PMQuote from: fruitlovers on September 12, 2013, 06:58:04 PMThere is a lemon drop tree here at the arboretum that is totally in the shade under a giant mango tree. Yes it fruits, and made decent amount of fruits too! But i'm sure the tree would be happier and more fruitful if it got some occasional sunlight.Have you ever tried the fruit? Because I haven't, but that whole "Bolivian Mangosteen" name has got my expectations sky high!It's definitely not comparable to mangosteen. I like the fruit though. Pretty sour with a small amount of flesh but it does have good flavor (to me at least).
Have you ever tried the fruit? Because I haven't, but that whole "Bolivian Mangosteen" name has got my expectations sky high!That kind of sounds like kinepa, which is currently in season down here in Aruba.
Quote from: happyisland on September 12, 2013, 07:23:20 PMQuote from: fruitlovers on September 12, 2013, 06:58:04 PMThere is a lemon drop tree here at the arboretum that is totally in the shade under a giant mango tree. Yes it fruits, and made decent amount of fruits too! But i'm sure the tree would be happier and more fruitful if it got some occasional sunlight.Have you ever tried the fruit? Because I haven't, but that whole "Bolivian Mangosteen" name has got my expectations sky high!Yes, i'm munching big piles of lemon drops now. But you're confused, Bolivian mangosteen (achachairu) is a different fruit than lemon drop mangosteen. The lemon drop is much smaller and tarter than the achachairu. Lemon drop is round and yellow and achachairu is elongated and orange colored.
Quote from: fruitlovers on September 12, 2013, 10:01:34 PMQuote from: happyisland on September 12, 2013, 07:23:20 PMQuote from: fruitlovers on September 12, 2013, 06:58:04 PMThere is a lemon drop tree here at the arboretum that is totally in the shade under a giant mango tree. Yes it fruits, and made decent amount of fruits too! But i'm sure the tree would be happier and more fruitful if it got some occasional sunlight.Have you ever tried the fruit? Because I haven't, but that whole "Bolivian Mangosteen" name has got my expectations sky high!Yes, i'm munching big piles of lemon drops now. But you're confused, Bolivian mangosteen (achachairu) is a different fruit than lemon drop mangosteen. The lemon drop is much smaller and tarter than the achachairu. Lemon drop is round and yellow and achachairu is elongated and orange colored.http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=R60nPyU24-E&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DR60nPyU24-E%26feature%3Dyoutu.beI wonder if it was worth it. How are the fruits of achachairu really? I would really like to grow some, and your "smaller and tarter" makes this one sound even better. But I am worried, currently packed up, but germinating, in the seeds I'm moving to Tennessee, are a few seeds for lemon drops, are they worth growing, also?
I just tasted my first lemon drop from my yard, and it (unsurprisingly) was just like Harry described: a more interesting and tasty version of a kinepa. The eating experience is decent, and the fact that the little shrub fruited in almost 100% shade, under a huge ficus, is a huge plus.Question: will achachairu similarly fruit in shade?
So far I've found achachairu to be graft-compatible with G. intermedia, so perhaps all you need to do is graft on an achachairu branch to your already-fruiting plant.I've also had success grafting Luc's Mexican Garcinia onto G. intermedia rootstock, so you could go for a cocktail tree- I have one with G. sp. 'achachairu', G. intermedia and G. sp. "Luc's Mexican Garcinia" all happily growing so far (I'm hoping there won't be long-term incompatibilities). Kevin